ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World has shared more details about how it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its opening. Plans include the debuts of nighttime spectaculars at Magic Kingdom and Epcot, plus a new daytime show at Animal Kingdom and 50 golden character statues placed into its four theme parks.
The 18-month celebration officially begins Oct. 1, precisely 50 years after the resort opened to the public. In 2021, that will be the birth date of “Disney Enchantment,” a nighttime show at Magic Kingdom featuring fireworks and projection effects “that extended from Cinderella Castle down Main Street USA” for the first time, Disney says.
It will also be the first night for “Harmonious,” the previously announced show on Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon. It will feature fireworks, fountains and “new interpretations of classic Disney songs,” the company said Tuesday morning. Disney already had announced that Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, a dark ride added to the park’s France pavilion, will open Oct. 1 alongside the adjacent La Creperie de Paris restaurant.
